While the style of play has shut down some, the tables are short-handed, and those two factors combined have resulted in the noticeable increase in the speed of play. The hands are coming one after the other, at quite a rapid clip. A couple of the players have commented on the trend.
Bob Lauria: "If we keep playing this fast, I'll be anted out."
Marcel Luske: "If that's what it takes, that's what it takes."